Half the patients were given the medication and the other half received a 'sugar pill'.
heavily 'sugared' coffee/tea [=coffee/tea with a lot of sugar added to it]
politicians getting money from their corporate 'sugar daddies'
(..) We used to date Something's happening! Come on, come on... Algebraic!!! Wait, something's wrong. SUGAR! Hey look, the decorpsinator serum is working! No, this is wrong. They're not coming back to life--they're still dead! My decorpsinator serum--it's incomplete! Must...Eat...Sugar! You're grounded, Mister. Oh, this is really bad. They're going to be attracted to the Candy Kingdom! Why? (..)2010 TvShow: Adventure Time Title: Slumber Party Panic Season: 1 Episode 1